Wolves cry foul

Nigeria Professional football League (NPFL) club, Warri Wolves have reacted angrily to the decision of the disciplinary committee of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) to reverse the recent verdicts passed by the League Management Company (LMC) on various contentious issues in the league.

Wolves say they will appeal against the decision which they described as unfair.

On Thursday, the NFF’s disciplinary committee ruled that Kwara United/Warri Wolves game be replayed in Abuja on Sunday, September 29 while United were fined N5 million (about $30,864) for “ineffective security” while Wolves were hit with a N3 million (about $18,519) fine for “failing to resume play” during the contest.

Wolves have now responded officially to the ruling insisting that the “unfair decision must be upturned.”

Wolves supremo and Chairman of the Delta Football Association, Amaju Pinnick exclusively told supersport.com that fairness was not observed during the hearing.

“We (members of the Delta State Football Association) feel that the disciplinary committee of the NFF was not fair in their decision on Warri Wolves, and as such we have paid the mandatory protest fee to the appeals committee of the NFF, so as to get justice,” he said.

Pinnick also frowned at the “way and manner the DFA General Secretary Friday Onothoja was sent out of the sitting of the disciplinary committee, without regards to the fact that he was representing the state on an issue he was mandated to do.”

He concluded by declaring that the DFA would follow due process in their attempt to gain justice. The NFF’s disciplinary committee also ruled that three points and three goals be awarded to Sunshine Stars following their botched NPFL game against 3SC earlier this month.

3SC’s Gbolahan Salami was also banned for four matches and fined N100.000 (about $617) for “inciting fans” at the ill-fated game.

Sunshine FC were also not spared as the hammer of the NFF’s disciplinary committee also fell on the club in the shape of a N350,000 (about $2,160) for “disrupting 3SC’s video recording of the abandoned game.”

The NFF’s disciplinary committee also ruled that three points and three goals be awarded to Enyimba following their ill fated NPFL game against Kano Pillars in Kano.